As a teenage waitress, I served Colonel Sanders. He didn't eat his brand of chicken, just wanted a bowl of strawberries and cream.

My Philosophy

"The fragrance always remains in the hand that gives the rose." - Hada Bejar

What Gives Me Hope

sunsets, my grandkids, small kindnesses of ordinary people, having Barack Obama as President

If I were Mayor, I'd make the world a better place by

be sure everyone has a decent place to live, adequate food, access to health care, and something to give their life satisfaction.

What/who changed my life and why

The birth of my son, because when you become a parent you are forever changed.

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Quotation

I have many, but here is one: "I expect to pass through this world but once. Any good, therefore, that I can do, or any kindness that I can show for any fellow creature, let me do it now. Let me not defer or neglect it, for I shall not pass this way again." Ralph Waldo Emerson

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